Analysis of mimo optical wireless data center networks

The need for bandwidth is steadily increasing as new technologies are emerging all the time. Traditional data centres (DCs) rely heavily on electronics, and a proper cooling mechanism is needed to handle heat produced by electronic circuitry. Moreover, in electronic systems, a huge amount of cabling is required. To tackle heat and cable issues, optical fiber communication (OFC) can be a good choice. However, a fully functional optical communication system with optical memory and wavelength conversion capability is still beyond reality. Hence, optical communication based on fiber optic cable can be used partially. As a result, optical wireless communication (OWC) can be utilised as an alternative, with the benefits of optical components and transmission media that are free space, thus minimising cabling. However, it is very early days and most of the recent research focuses on the conceptual framework for the use of optical wireless communication in data centers. The goal of this research is to present the modelling of wireless optical data centres as Multiple Inputs, Multiple Outputs (MIMO) systems and obtain the Bit Error Rate (BER) performance at the physical layer.